Just got some skinny goats

[Latestarter]

You'll probably want to get a fecal done on Lily in the next 5-7 days for exactly what Chiques said, a moving/stress caused parasite bloom. In addition, since there was no quarantine of Lily and they were immediately put together, whatever parasites either have/had, will easily transfer to the other. So you may want another fecal of Petunia at the same time. Since you'll be doing a CD&T for Lily, you might as well hit Petunia as well, cause I'll give odds (did you say?) the original owner never vaccinated her either.

Goat math is a real thing you know ... They start multiplying without the need to breed You started with 2, then went to one, now back to two and on the way to three ... All in less than a month! Imagine where you'll be in a year!

In case you didn't know, a "Kinder" is a cross between a Nubian and a Pygmy goat. Would love to see pics when you can. You must have a very understanding DH.

 

[JenniferDuBay]

We NEED pictures!!!!! I'm glad Petunia has a friend

You can give her CDT from tractor supply. It's about $6 for 10 doses. You give her 2 ml sub q first dose and 3-4 weeks later you give the same dose again.
If you are worried about vaccinating, it's really easy. There are lots of videos on the web showing how.

She is a little young to test for CAE. I would wait at least a month or two. When you do test, you might want to use this lab:
http://www.centralfloridalargeanimal.com/cae.html

You'll probably want to get a fecal done on Lily in the next 5-7 days for exactly what Chiques said, a moving/stress caused parasite bloom. In addition, since there was no quarantine of Lily and they were immediately put together, whatever parasites either have/had, will easily transfer to the other. So you may want another fecal of Petunia at the same time. Since you'll be doing a CD&T for Lily, you might as well hit Petunia as well, cause I'll give odds (did you say?) the original owner never vaccinated her either.

Goat math is a real thing you know ... They start multiplying without the need to breed You started with 2, then went to one, now back to two and on the way to three ... All in less than a month! Imagine where you'll be in a year!

In case you didn't know, a "Kinder" is a cross between a Nubian and a Pygmy goat. Would love to see pics when you can. You must have a very understanding DH.

@babsbag suggested a mail in fecal test. I'll do that for Lily, and I'm bringing a fecal sample of Petunia's today to the vet to get tested. I knew about chicken math, who knew goat math was a thing! My other half has cat math, and we're actually starting to homestead, so it's not even understanding- it's supporting the habbit! *taps veins* Hey, got anymore of those goats?

So I thought I had linked the photos in my earlier post, let me try this again, now imgur cooperate: Lily

I do have a question. I read fias co farms about headbutting and violence, but Petunia and her sister never headbutted, never stomped at each other, nothing like this while they were here. And now Lily is taking pot shots at Petunia, and I'm wondering if this is going to be all right, especially since Petunia wasn't exposed to this?

Headbutting

 

[TAH]

They should do just fine with head butting. I had one that was very calm and rarely head butted when we got out buck she was head butting him all day. Thry were fine though

 

[Latestarter]

Since Petunia and her sister were together since birth, there wouldn't necessarily have been any need for head butting. Since Lily is new to the "herd" she is trying to establish her place in it. This will get better once there's a 3rd member as then it won't be the same one-on-one all the time. Lily has a bit of an advantage in that she still has her horns. She will end up being smaller, possibly by a large margin, once Petunia is full grown. I'd keep a watch on it, but it is pretty natural. From the video you posted it didn't look like Lily was trying to be deliberately mean... Just staking her claim more or less.

 

[JenniferDuBay]

They should do just fine with head butting. I had one that was very calm and rarely head butted when we got out buck she was head butting him all day. Thry were fine though

Since Petunia and her sister were together since birth, there wouldn't necessarily have been any need for head butting. Since Lily is new to the "herd" she is trying to establish her place in it. This will get better once there's a 3rd member as then it won't be the same one-on-one all the time. Lily has a bit of an advantage in that she still has her horns. She will end up being smaller, possibly by a large margin, once Petunia is full grown. I'd keep a watch on it, but it is pretty natural. From the video you posted it didn't look like Lily was trying to be deliberately mean... Just staking her claim more or less.

Thanks, this makes me feel better.

 

[TAH]

She doesn't look like a kinder goat to me. She looks like a boar pygmy mix. Is it just me or what do you all think?? I

 

[JenniferDuBay]

She doesn't look like a kinder goat to me. She looks like a boar pygmy mix. Is it just me or what do you all think?? I

So the people called her a Kinder goat, but said she was an alpine x pigmy. I saw the parents, I'm fairly certain her mom isn't a boer- don't they have red heads? She was all white.

 

[Southern by choice]

She doesn't look like a kinder goat to me. She looks like a boar pygmy mix. Is it just me or what do you all think?? I

Me too.

Why send one fecal by mail and take one to the vet?

The "kinder" looks thin, glad you are doing a fecal!

 

[JenniferDuBay]

Me too.

Why send one fecal by mail and take one to the vet?

The "kinder" looks thin, glad you are doing a fecal!

Because I thought that Petunia was an emergency case, and lily could wait. The price difference was significant- the mail in one is only 5 dollars.

 

[babsbag]

If they are milking the dam probably not a boer, but she has floppy ears so there is some Boer or Nubian in there somewhere but she's a cutey. I would watch those horns though, some goats can be downright vicious with them.

I gave you a link to a mail in fecal? Was that Sage Ag Labs? I have never done a mail in fecal, but see no reason not to if the price is right? I use that lab for other tests though.